How to Use boxing in a Sentence
boxing
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Two white robes hang on the wall next to the boxing ring.
— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Still, the fight will go on as scheduled, and boxing fans are in for a treat.
— Rudie Obias, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024 -
In the spring of 2021, Adams made a campaign stop at Gleason’s, the Brooklyn boxing gym.
— Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023 -
Shakur was shot and killed while leaving a boxing match on the Las Vegas Strip.
— Kyung Lah, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023 -
My knee slams into the boxing pad my coach, Win, is holding up.
— Abby Ellin, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2024 -
And he’s dressed all weird in a black vest, no shirt, boxing shorts, boxing shoes and this Shirley Temple wig.
— Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023 -
One clip shows Banks getting in a tough boxing workout as her mom cheers her on in a sweet clip.
— Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024 -
But scalp detoxes are the heavyweight champ in the boxing ring of hair care—a total TKO for coiffure gunk.
— Essence, 3 Apr. 2024 -
Leaders in the boxing world can take a number of steps to assist boxers.
— Oleksandr Usyk, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 -
The platform at the center of the stage functions as everything from a kitchen table to a boxing ring.
— Chris Vognar, Chron, 10 Apr. 2023 -
The insight came while her family watched a boxing match on TV.
— Jon Hamilton, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024 -
Major Bets likened the confrontations to a boxing match.
— Marc Santora Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024 -
His hobbies include boxing, football…and making a girl fall in love for the night.
— Monique Wilson, Glamour, 6 July 2023 -
And at 4 years old, Adonis has already joined his dad and older brothers in the boxing ring.
— Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Donna puts in lots of work at the gym and enjoys doing boxing sessions.
— Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 19 Apr. 2023 -
That’s when Adonis Creed and the boxing drama hit theaters.
— Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Peacock and Kevin Hart are stepping into the boxing ring.
— Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023 -
Max trains as a boxer Max took up boxing in 2021, and he’s said it’s improved his health and overall well-being.
— Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023 -
The newborn’s unique name pays homage to guitarist Rocky George, the boxing biopic Rocky, and Barker’s favorite number.
— Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023 -
In the film, Kid dons a monkey mask and earns his living as a fighter at an underground boxing club.
— Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024 -
South Beach Boxing To the thump of the bass, three students pound their fists and slam their feet into their personal 150-pound boxing bag.
— By Chloe Herring, Brooke Henderson and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Mike couldn’t say much but had strength to raise his arms in a motion that resembled shadow boxing.
— Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023 -
From running and strength training to rowing and boxing, there's a HIIT workout that will work for you.
— Mitch Calvert, Men's Health, 16 May 2023 -
When the first sets were rolled out as curiosities in the 1940s, spectators gathered in bars to watch boxing matches.
— James Poniewozik, New York Times, 10 July 2023 -
Installed in October of 2023, these new arms are not just for boxing, and are provide much greater speed and power.
— IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2024 -
On weekends—the restaurant weekend is Sunday and Monday—Eugénie runs, and meets a boxing instructor to hook and jab on the quays of the Seine.
— Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023 -
The 30-year-old’s content now is mostly music videos and behind-the-scenes snippets of his boxing exploits.
— WIRED, 13 July 2023 -
Davis doubled him over with a body shot, and boxing’s next big thing was revealed to be boxing’s most recent pretender.
— Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023 -
Watch Eminem walk Crawford to the boxing ring in the video below on X (formerly Twitter).
— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 July 2023 -
First Lieutenant Kelsey Flannery is a former boxing instructor from Kentucky.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2024
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